Fish Cake Balls

Last updated 2026-11-16 — Commonly known as "Touzi," fish cake balls are a traditional delicacy of Jingzhou. The origin of "Touzi" is recorded in historical texts as originally being an official title (as mentioned by Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, in the "Zizhi Tongjian"). As early as the Liang Dynasty, "Touzi" had already become the leading dish at banquets held by local tribal chieftains and was used as a symbol of the chieftain. To this day, the "Touzi" dish remains especially popular—whenever there are weddings, funerals, or celebrations among the people, it is served as a premium dish to guests, giving rise to the saying, "No feast is complete without fish cake."